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Wednesday, September 4, 2013

Mid Week Mayhem!

Commentary

Dear Readers:

Let’s start and end this post with the weather!
A report obtained by the Perspective Research Department says that
climate change might alter atmospheric conditions so that future
hurricanes may be pushed away from the East Coast, according to a study
published Monday by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science.
The warming caused by greenhouse gases—thought to be the result of
human activities such as burning fossil fuels—could redirect atmospheric
winds that steer hurricanes.
By the next century, the study’s authors report, atmospheric winds
over the Atlantic could blow more directly from west to east during
hurricane season, pushing storms away from the United States.Well……………………….., have ya seen any hurricanes yet this year?
————————————A Freedom of Information request
has revealed there were over 300,000 attempts to access pornography on
the Parliamentary Network in the last year alone.Roughly 5,000 people work in parliament – among them MPs, peers, and
plenty of staff – but the number is still very high considering.
Responding to a Freedom of Information request from the Huffington Post,
the House of Commons said users of the Parliamentary Network –
including MPs and staff – repeatedly tried to access websites classed as
pornographic.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/09/04/mps_binge_on_smut_theyre_trying_to_ban/
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That Guy serving a life prison term for kidnapping three
women and repeatedly raping them in his home for nearly a decade has
been found dead and is believed to have committed suicide, a prison
official said.
Ariel Castro, 53, was found hanging in his cell around 9:20 p.m.
Tuesday at the Correctional Reception Center in Orient, located south of
Columbus in central Ohio, JoEllen Smith, Department of Rehabilitation
and Correction spokeswoman, said early Wednesday.
Castro was in protective custody because of the notoriety of his
case, meaning he was checked every 30 minutes, but was not on suicide
watch, Smith said. She said suicide watch entails constant observation.
Too bad…………….., seems he took the easy way out!
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Frederik Pohl, a prolific American science fiction author who published scores of stories including the acclaimed 1977 novel Gateway and collaborated with some of the genre’s leading figures, has died, according to his literary agent.“We’re saddened to tell his friends and readers that Fred went to the
hospital in respiratory distress this morning and died this afternoon,”
according to a statement posted late on Monday on the author’s website.
Pohl, who also published poetry and served as a literary editor, is best known for his 1977 novel Gateway,
which told the story of a space station hidden in an asteroid. The
novel won four top science fiction awards, including the Hugo Award, and
was later adapted into a computer game.
He was 93.
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We told you about a big, burly cop who had a close call the
other day………, well, Ontario’s police watchdog is investigating after
officers deployed a Taser on an 80-year-old woman who suffered a
fractured hip after falling to the ground.
The Special Investigations Unit said the incident under investigation
occurred in the Thomas Street and Erin Mills Parkway area in the early
hours of Aug. 28 in Mississauga, Ont.
——————————————–As the public pools close and the summer fairs and exhibitions wind down, Canadians start to think about the inevitable.
“The definition of a Canadian is one who worries about winter before
summer is even over,” says David Phillips, a senior climatologist with
Environment Canada.
So is there much to worry about, weather-wise, this fall? Phillips says no.

Environment Canada is fairly confident that September will
roll out much like the summer, with western and far eastern regions
enjoying above-normal temperatures, and Central Canada experiencing
normal temperatures.
Toward the end of November, even more of the country will be warmer
than normal, with the exception of the far north, where there will be a
band of colder weather.
But for winter, the jury is out. Western Canadian winter conditions
are determined by the temperature of the currents in the Pacific: A La
Niña condition means colder waters and colder winters, while an El Niño
system means a warmer winter.
Phillips says the verdict so far is “La Nada.” Environment Canada
just doesn’t know right now which way it’s going to swing this year